Reverend Jonas Clarke

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Reverend Jonas Clarke was an 18th-century Congregational minister in Lexington, Massachusetts, known for his influential role in the events leading up to and during the American Revolutionary War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Patriot
Christian minister
Congregational minister
person
advocated colonial rights
resistance to British policies
basedInChurch Lexington Congregational church
centuryOfActivity 18th century
clergyType Congregational clergy
countryOfCitizenship British America
familyName Clarke
givenName Jonas
historicalRegion New England
honorificPrefix Reverend
knownAs Reverend Jonas Clarke
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableFor political leadership in Lexington, Massachusetts
role in events leading to the American Revolutionary War
support for American independence
occupation Congregational minister
clergyman
placeOfActivity Lexington, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Province of Massachusetts Bay
politicalAlignment Patriot cause
religion Congregationalism
Protestantism
residence Lexington, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
roleIn American Revolutionary War
events leading up to the Battles of Lexington and Concord
supported American Revolution

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Jonas Clarke
knownAs
Hancock-Clarke House
namedAfter
Hancock-Clarke House
resident

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